Washing machine



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Patented Deo. 26, 1.893. i

fJ. B. BEAM. WASHING MACHINE.

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(No Model.)

UNETED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

JACOB B. BEAM, OF B1G RUN, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO AMANDA L. BEAM AND GEORGE I. PALMER, OF SAME PLACE.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 511,321, dated December26, 1893. Application Bled April 3,1893. Serial No. 468.911. (No model.)

To all whom t may concer-1c:

Be itknown that I, JACOB B. BEAM, a citi- .zen of the United States, residing at Big Run, 1n the county of Jefferson and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Vashing-lWIachines, of which the following is a'specitcation.

The object of my invention is to provide a machine for washing clothes, the., which is simple and inexpensive, strong and durable, and in which the clothes or articles being washed are agitated, while water, suds or other liquid is being agitated, and in which the water,suds, &c.,are so agitated as to make them act upon the objects being washed in the most efficient manner.

In the accompanying drawings:-Figure 1 is a longitudinal, central section through my improved washing machine. Fig. 2 is a plan View with parts broken away. Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3 3 of Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the agitator, and Fig. 5 is a detail view in perspective of one ot' the bearings for the agitator.

The main frame has sidesA, to which are secured legs or standards B. The sides are connected by end pieces O, and the suds box or chamber D, is located between the sides A, and end pieces C.

The door E, which closes the suds box, is hinged at e, to an inclined cross piece F connecting the two side pieces, the lower end of this board joining a cross piece G, also secured at each end to thesides A. A similar cross piece H, serves as a support for the opposite end of the door, and a cross piece I, connecting the sides A,is provided with an abutment plate against which works a cam locking device J, mounted on the door E.

Top pieces K and L, are secured to the top of the end pieces C, and to the side pieces A 5 the side pieces, however, preferably project a short distance above the tops of the top pieces K and L. The suds box D is composed either wholly or partly of galvanized sheet iron. The sides may be of wood, in fact, they may be the inner faces of the side pieces A, but the bottom, and preferably all parts of the box contained within the sidesA and extending to the cross pieces G and H, are of sheet metal, preferably galvanized sheet iron, which is bent into peculiar form best adapted for the purposes of Washing clothes, and other varticles,within the washing chamber. From the opposite end of the metal sheet is secured to the cross piece H. The ribbed sheet metal casing D', is supported by cross bars M, ar-

ranged at intervals on opposite sides of the ribs, and attached to the sides A. The sides are also tied together by cross rods N, interspersed between the cross bars M. By this arrangement, a strong and durable connection is made between the sides of the machine and the casing D is firmlyheld in place. Y It is preferably arranged in a groove in the sides, as indicated in Fig. '3.

Water, suds, and the like are introduced into the machine through thedooi` E,and discharged through a spout O, which may be provided with an ordinary stopper 0.

The agitator P,is of an improved construction. It is shown clearly in Fig. 4, and is provided with journals p p', upright arms 132193, and a cross plate P', formed with circular openings p4, tive being shown in this instance. The upper and lower edges of the plates are corrugated, or have sinusoidal outlines around each of the holes p4. The journal 1J is prolonged upwardly into an operating arm P2, which is provided with a handle P3. The journals@ p rest on the upper ends of cleats Q Q', secured to the side pieces A, within the suds box or washing chamber. These bearings are open bearings. When the door'lE, is opened, the agitator may be removed'bodily. When the door is closed, the agitatoris rmly held in place. The cleats are arranged cen"- trally in the suds box, and they have a general convex form in cross section, but more specifically they are provided with vertical,

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concave edges q, on opposite sides, ending in convex ridges q', and having a central concave portion q2. The cleats on opposite sides of'the box are similar in forni. By this arrangement, the suds are directed toward the center of the washing chamber, when the agitator is in operation.

The peculiar construction of the suds box, the cleats and the agitator, effects the most efficient handling of the articles to be washed and the washing liquid. W'hen the agitator moves to the right in the direction indicated by arrow No. l, the liquid, &c., are thrown up into the upper curved portion or recess R, and from this recess, the water flows in a curved line indicated by arrow No. 2, toward the center of the chamber,and meets the agitator in `its forward movement; the reverse then takes place and the water similarly enters and leaves the chamber R. As the agitator works back and forth, the water, snds, dre., pass through the holes p4 and about the sinusoidal portions of the plate P. The construction of the plate is such as to grasp the clothes or articles being washed, and carry them back and forth over the ribs b2, 85e., until they are thoroughly scrubbed and cleansed.

Having thus described my improvements, what I claim as my own invention is The combination in a washing machine, of the sides A, the end pieces C secured thereto, the inclined cross piece F connecting the two side pieces, the cross piece I, also connecting the side pieces, the top pieces K and L arranged between the end pieces and the cross pieces I and F, the door E arranged between ,the cross pieces F and I, the metallic casing scribed my name. l

JACOB B. BEAM. 1Witnesses:

R. Il. AKERS, WM. F. WINGERT. 

